BUG-000152121 - Directory traversal vulnerability in ArcGIS Server.

published 2022-12-28 3y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-40795

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits: 0; none known

There is a path traversal vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server versions 10.9.1 and below. Successful exploitation may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker traverse the file system to access files outside of the intended directory on ArcGIS Server. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive site configuration information (not user datasets).

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: last yr. (2025-04-10)

Exploit prediction

1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Esri ArcGIS Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

esri.com /arcgis-blog/products/trust-arcgis/administration/arcgis-server-security-2022-update-2-patch-is-now-available
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-38202
NVD CVE-2022-38202

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